Out in the middle of a big dance floorWhen I hear that fiddle wanna beg for moreGonna dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight (this song was playing as they were dancing!)

Well I never have wandered down to New OrleansNever have drifted down a bayou stream

But I heard that music on the radioAnd I swore some day I was gonna goDown Highway 10 past Lafayette

(this was taken on the 10fwy. So pretty. Flat! No mountains anywhere.)

To Baton Rouge and I won't forgetTo send you a card with my regrets'Cause I'm never gonna come back home (don't worry Grandma we will)

They got a alligator stew and a crawfish pie(the kids loved alligator)A gulf storm blowin' into town tonight(houses still left like this from Katrina)

Livin on the delta's quite a showThey got hurricane parties every time it blows

And here up north it's a cold cold rain (us California kids aren't use to this cold of weather!)

And there ain't no cure for my blues todayExcept when the paper says: Beausoleil is coming into townBaby let's go down (Finley loves all the Christmas decor!)

bring your mama, bring your papa, bring your sister tooThey got lots of music and lots of room (we went on a beautiful nature hike and no one got eaten by alligator! Only one kid fell into a poison ivy bush.)

When they play you a waltz from 1910You gonna feel a little bit young again (excuse our "road look" we have been driving all day!)

Well you learned to dance with your rock'n'rollYou learned to swing with a do-si-do

But you learn to love at the fais-so-doWhen you hear a little Jolie Blon

Saturday night and the moon is outI wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout

DISCLAIMER: Don't expect to get perfect spelling, sentence structure, or even be able to follow my train of thought.

Meet our family, we call ourselves the "Road Schooling Ryan's." We know how fast kids grow up and we want to make the most of these precious years with them. We gave up living in a traditional house to travel the US with them. We are making memories that we will remember for a lifetime. We are so excited to "roadschool" and know that we will all learn so much on this adventure. We are excited to see what God has planned for our family. We have been to 38 states and have helped out in organizations like, Save Our National Parks, Safe Haven Family Shelter, Sower Ministries, Habitat for Humanity, and Passport in time, which helps preserve history around the US and much more. We started our trip on Nov. 23rd 2009..... With 5 kids and a dog living in an RV traveling to many places...Let's just say, I could write a book but I'll blog for now. Enjoy!

We made it home safe after traveling to 38 states and over 20,000 miles in 1o months. We are enjoying this new season in life. Here's to a new adventure!

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.~Mark Twain